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Removal Of A Foreign Object Embedded In The Eyelid

Vermont rates for HCPCS 67938

This procedure removes a foreign object that has become embedded in the tissue of the eyelid, rather than one that can simply be brushed or rinsed away. It is done to prevent infection or irritation caused by the object remaining in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Foreign Object Embedded In The Eyelid cost?

$251

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $309.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $117 to $309
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$616.60

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in California than in Maine. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 40th of 51

$251

CA $871ME $195

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.